govern : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: govern	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for govern
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
govern v bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" Synonym(s): regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern Antonym(s): deregulate direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct" exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?" Synonym(s): govern, rule require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Govern \Gov"ern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Governed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Governing}.] [OF. governer, F. gouverner, fr. L. gubernare to steer, pilot, govern, Gr. kyberna^n. Cf. {Gubernatorial}.] 1. To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority. [bd]Fit to govern and rule multitudes.[b8] --Shak. 2. To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse. Govern well thy appetite. --Milton. 3. (Gram.) To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb governs the objective case.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Govern \Gov"ern\, v. i. To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the control. --Dryden.